World’s Fair

The Century 21 Exposition is best remembered for the creation of Seattle’s Space Needle and Alweg Monorail. Much of what was created still exists today, including the United States Science Exhibit which is now the Pacific Science Center.

It is also remembered for Elvis Presley’s movie, It Happened at the World’s Fair.

Living in Seattle is exciting because we can be both preservationists and modernists. In Queen Anne we have idyllic Revival and Craftsman homes that sit pretty next to the Modern homes. It works well for our city and our future, but all this being said, things can get a little confusing and only time can be the true judge of good design.

Robert Reichert House/Studio

You can imagine in 1954, when the Reichert house/studio was completed, the sheer disorientation the neighbors experienced. Robert Reichert claimed that the design for his home at 2500 3rd Ave West was primitive, natural, and symbolic. It revealed a love for traditionalism and history. He also claimed that his home complimented the scale of the neighborhood and landscape, and that the design intention was to create a religious atmosphere. …Continue reading “Modern Queen Anne”→